Incident Overview
Date: Friday 12 October 1973
Aircraft Type: de Havilland DH-125-1A
Owner/operator: Avionas Banamex
Registration Number: XA-COL
Location: off Acapulco-Alvarez International Airport (ACA) –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft engine/propeller.Aircraft engine/propeller.
Category: Accident

An aircraft crashed into the sea while on approach to Acapulco Airport, Mexico. Last contact with the flight was at 10 nautical miles from the airport.An aircraft crashed into the sea while on approach to Acapulco Airport, Mexico. Last contact with the flight was at 10 nautical miles from the airport.
Description
The aircraft crashed into the sea while on approach to Acapulco Airport, Mexico. Last contact with the flight was at 10 nm from the airport.
Source of Information
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Mechanical failure during approach flight.Mechanical failure during approach flight.Share on: